| Former Executive Director, Jamaica Integrity Commission; Former Contractor General of Jamaica; Former VP and Assistant General Counsel, Kaiser Aluminum Corp |
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Reuters | Panama Canal to further reduce daily transits if drought continues. As of Tuesday, 116 vessels were waiting to transit the canal. The maximum wait time was reportedly 14 days. https://t.co/A9SyAE03WQ
“Public corruption is a poison to our democracy, and we will hold offenders accountable whenever and wherever we find them,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten, after the businessman was ordered to prison. The then Marijuana Board Chair was a powerful former State House Speaker. | AP
AP | Detroit businessman gets more than 2 years in prison for paying bribes for a marijuana license. He said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to the then Chair of the State Marijuana Board, including 2 private flights to Canada. https://t.co/cUhFkVd1Tz
Foreign Brief | Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Act comes into force. It’s a pre-condition to a $3 billion IMF rescue package. Sri Lanka suffered a historic economic collapse in 2022 which led to the then President fleeing the country. https://t.co/8Vn3jCygmD
Los Angeles Times | U.S. grants asylum to Guatemala’s former lead anti-corruption prosecutor two years after he was fired and fled the country under threat of arrest. https://t.co/ucgYoIrcNq
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